Drypoint. Signed. The catalogue raisonné lists 18 copies, 14 of which are in public collections. On wove paper. 17.8 x 23.9 cm. Sheet: 32 x 45,3 cm.
Printed by Charles Wittmann and Wilhelm Scheel, Oslo. Gustav Schiefler and Sigurd Willoch date the drypoint engraving to 1913, while inscriptions indicate that it was created in Paris in January 1914. [AW].
- Finely modulated and delicate etching of high emotional expressiveness. - Hardly any other artist has created such expressive prints as Edvard Munch. - Further prints can be found in important museum collections, including the Munch Museum, Oslo, the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, the Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, the Tel Aviv Art Museum, and the Kunsthalle Hamburg.
LITERATURE: Gustav Schiefler, Edvard Munch. Das graphische Werk 1906-1920, Berlin 1928, CR no. 398. Gerd Woll, Edvard Munch. Werkverzeichnis der Graphik, Munich 2001, CR no. 480.

Private collection, Northern Germany (inherited)

In good condition, as if freshly printed. Slightly browned at the edges and with some light edging. Occasional small brown spots. The paper is slightly creased. A small remnant of old mounting on the upper right edge of the sheet.